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Developmental Category	Grade Level	Letter Level	Numeric Level	Lexile Level
CONVERSION GUIDE FOR LEVELED TEXTS
EMERGENT	K	A	1
		B	2
		C	3,4	200-400
EMERGENT/ EARLY	K/1	D	5,6
EMERGENT/ EARLY	K/1	E	7,8
EARLY	1	F	9,10
		G	11,12
		H	13,14
		I	15,16
EARLY/ FLUENT	2	J	18	300-600
		K	20
		L	24
		M	28
FLUENT	3	N	30	500-800
		O	34
		P	38
	4	Q	40	600-900
	4	R	40	600-900
	5	S	44	700-1000
		T	44
		U	50
	6	V	60	700-1000
		W	60	800-1050
		X	60	800-1050
ADVANCED FLUENT	7	Y	70	850-1100
8	Z	80	900-1150
8+	Z+	90	1000-1200

MATCHING ELL TEXTS TO STUDENT LANGUAGE-ACQUISITION LEVELS
ELL Text Level	Grade 3 Students	Grade 4 Students	Grade 5 Students	Grades 6-8 Students	Grades 9-12 Students
1	TESOL1 • WIDA*1
2	TESOL 2 • WIDA 2				TESOL 1 • WIDA 1
3	TESOL 3 • WIDA 3		TESOL 2 • WIDA 2
4	TESOL 4 • WIDA 4-5		TESOL 3 • WIDA 3		TESOL 2 • WIDA 2
Literacy Leveled Texts	TESOL 5 • WIDA 6		TESOL 4-5 • WIDA 4-6		TESOL 3-5 • WIDA 3-6

*TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)

**WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment)

The Gradient of Text Difficulty

At Benchmark Education Company, we recognize that any gradient is fallible because a book’s level of difficulty will vary among districts and schools, and from student to student. We recommend that teachers make careful decisions in selecting leveled texts for students and consider the student’s current literacy behaviors and his/her prior knowledge of the content being presented.

If prior knowledge of the topic is a limitation, the designated reading level of the text may need to be altered. We encourage teachers to confer with one another as they establish a schoolwide book room and develop a sensitivity to appropriate text levels for their school population.

Please note that the grade levels assigned to letter and number levels on this chart reflect ideal expectations only. Students’ actual reading levels may vary more widely.